Estimates of incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in 2018: a worldwide analysis
Summary: Background: The knowledge that persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the main cause of cervical cancer has resulted in the development of prophylactic vaccines to prevent HPV infection and HPV assays that detect nucleic acids of the virus. WHO has launched a Global Initiative...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-02-01
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Series: | The Lancet Global Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X19304826 |